Chapter 56: Wanbaolou 2
The afternoon sun sprinkled on the ground with a bit of laziness and gentleness, and the three of them bathed in it, their bodies and minds were very relaxed, with a smile on the corner of their mouths, and they walked unhurriedly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"You dead old woman, stand in the way of the door and look at something, get away. ”
Suddenly, a somewhat harsh voice came from not far behind, and the three of them turned their heads with some curiosity.
As far as the eye could see, I saw an old woman in rags, with a dark blue turban wrapped around her head, a few strands of sparse white hair peeking out from the edge of the turban, a slightly sallow face under her wrinkled forehead, and a mouth with a purple sauce color under her nose covered with a few gray-brown age spots.
At this time, she was holding a bamboo cane in one hand and dragging an earthy yellow sack with a few patches in the other, standing at the door of a restaurant with a rickety figure, her cloudy eyes flashing in her sunken eye sockets, her head shaking slightly, and she didn't know what she wanted to see inside the door.
"Hey, don't you get out of here, are you begging for a beating?" The young man dressed as a shopkeeper in a short shirt shouted at the old woman with his teeth and claws, seeing that he was indifferent to his words, he raised his arm and wanted to fight.
The old woman looked helpless, her body trembled, and she turned around slowly with a bamboo cane with a trembling hand and prepared to leave. I don't want to, the shopkeeper suddenly became angry when he saw her like this, stretched out his big feet, and kicked directly on the old woman's waist, the old woman suddenly lost her center of gravity, and she was about to fall down when she stumbled.
Fortunately, someone on the side immediately reached out to help her, and the old woman glanced at it, it turned out to be a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young man with clear eyebrows, and his hands dragged her body very strongly, but this person was none other than Tie Xuan who was passing by.
"Are you alright, old woman. Tie Xuan looked at the old woman in front of him and asked with a concerned expression, his eyes indescribably gentle.
"It's okay, thank you, boy. The old woman's mouth opened slightly, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and her blackened and rough hand like dead tree bark holding a bamboo cane gently patted Tie Xuan's arm and said.
"Hey, how can you hit someone?" Seeing that the old woman didn't seem to be injured, Tie Xuan relaxed slightly, and then turned his head to the shopkeeper and shouted dissatisfiedly.
"Well, what does it matter to you that I beat someone, do you kid also want to beg for a beating?" The shopkeeper who was about to enter the door turned around when he heard the voice, and saw a young man who wanted to stand up for the old woman, and immediately said with a somewhat domineering attitude.
"Oh, do you like to hit people very much, who do you want to hit?" Before Tie Xuan could speak, Tie Liang had already walked over, his face was calm, and his eyes looked at the shopkeeper Erdao coldly.
"Why, you think I'm scared of a lot of people, let me tell you, I'm not scared. Looking at Tie Liang's cold gaze, the shopkeeper's body suddenly trembled a little, but seeing that the eyes around him began to converge towards this side, he still forced himself to calm down and said inwardly.
"yes, then I'm going to try. Tie Liang said lightly, staring at the shopkeeper and taking a few steps forward.
"You, what do you want to do, the shopkeeper called me, I don't have time to play with you. Looking at Tie Liang, who was approaching step by step, the shopkeeper couldn't help but take a few steps back, and then glanced back, his eyes were a little evasive, and the person fled into the restaurant at once.
"Are you going to go in and find someone or something, do you want me to help you find it?" Tie Xuan had been staying by the old woman's side, not caring about the departure of the shopkeeper, looking at her sincerely at the moment, and said in an extremely gentle manner.
"No, thank you, kind man. The old woman refused, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and then the whole person walked slowly into the distance, and the bamboo cane beat the ground rhythmically to make a 'click' sound.
Looking at the rickety back of the old woman's departure, Tie Xuan looked at it in a daze as if he had lost his soul, and tears slipped from the corners of his eyes unconsciously, but fortunately, there were people coming and going on the street, an ordinary teenager, and no one paid too much attention to it.
"Funny little dolls. An old man named Hanako sitting in the corner of the shady wall held a slender green cane in one hand, and nibbled on the steamed bun in his hand with the other, looking at everything in front of him with deep and indifferent eyes, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to himself.
"Xiao Xuan, what's wrong with you?" Tie Liang on the side looked at Tie Xuan, who was in a depressed mood all of a sudden, and was a little puzzled in his heart, and asked.
"It's nothing, it's just that I miss my grandmother a little. Tie Xuan lowered his voice, hung his head, and said lightly.
"Alright, let's go, it's getting late. Mo Zaiti came to the two of them, patted Tie Xuan's shoulder, and said lightly.
"Yes, yes, it's getting late, and if I don't leave, I won't be able to return to the village today. Tie Liang said, deliberately looking towards the sky, and then took a step forward.
The three of them walked towards Wanbaolou again, and after a stick of incense, they came to the destination - Wanbaolou.
Looking at the gate where people frequently enter and exit under the bronzing font, Tie Liang stood still first, and at this moment, he didn't know when there were two big sacks in his hands, and there was faint blood emanating from them, as if venting the depression in his heart, and said loudly, "Whew, we have arrived." ”
Hearing this, Tie Xuan, who had been hanging his head, raised his eyes and saw that this Wanbaolou store was indeed as its name, a bejeweled appearance. Before he entered the door, he saw two golden lions standing at the door, shining in the sun, dazzling eyes, for a moment, he looked a little stupid.
"Hahaha, isn't this pair of golden lions extravagant, I heard that the store in Yuehe City is even more exaggerated, the lion at the door is made of jade, it looks extremely crystal clear under the sun, and it looks a hundred times better than this." Tie Liang looked at Tie Xuan's stunned appearance and explained with a smile.
"Made of jade?" Hearing this, Tie Xuan was a little incredulous, he really couldn't imagine what that lion looked like.
"Yes, I'm telling you, this... ”
"Alright, let's go inside, he'll have a chance to see it for himself in the future. Before Tie Liang finished speaking, Mo Zaiti had already interrupted him, took Tie Xuan's hand, and walked towards Wanbao Building first.
As soon as Mo mentioned it again, Tie Liang suddenly didn't dare to say more, but Tie Xuan, while following Mo Zaiti to walk in, on the other hand, he turned his head and stuck out his tongue at Tie Liang, with a helpless wry smile on the corner of his mouth.
As soon as Tie Xuan entered the store with Mo Zaiti, he immediately felt a chill in the air, and his whole body couldn't help but feel refreshed.
"The coolness is brought about by the ice, which is hidden in the four hollow golden pillars of the store. Feeling Tie Xuan's strangeness, Mo Zaiti on the side explained in a low voice.
"Oh. When Tie Xuan heard Mo Zai's words, his eyes swept and he immediately saw the four golden pillars standing in the store, and when he looked carefully, there was indeed a faint cloud and mist on it.
Just as Tie Xuan was watching this strange scene, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old maid dressed in a light green gauze robe stepped forward and bowed to the two, and said with a smile: "Two guest officers, I don't know what you want to buy, our store has weapons, pills, exercises and martial arts, and you are satisfied." ”
The woman's voice was tactful and crisp, like a yellow bird out of the valley, coupled with that sweet smile, Tie Xuan immediately lowered his head and blushed.
On the other side, as soon as Tie Liang, who was carrying a heavy load, entered the door, someone had already greeted him, and said with a smile, "This guest officer has something to sell, please come here with me." ”
"Tie Liang, you go and handle your own affairs first, and I'll take Tie Xuan to see the weapons. Mo said again.
"Understood, Master Mo. Tie nodded in response, and then without saying anything, the person went with a maid, obviously not the first time to come here, and they were very familiar with the rules of Wanbaolou.
"Two guest officers, if you want to buy weapons, please come here with me, the first floor of our Wanbao Building is dedicated to selling blades. The maid said with a smile, and the lotus step moved slightly, leading the two to a wooden frame.
"Here are all kinds of blades, choose objectively and arbitrarily, which one you like, just tell the maidservant. The maid smiled and pointed to the weapon in front of her.
"Xiao Xuan, you can look at it yourself, just say what weapon you like, I have already told you what you should say, now it's up to you to choose." Mo Zaiti said with a smile.
"Yes, Master Mo. Tie Xuan nodded, his face was grim, and at the same time, he couldn't help but recall the situation when Master Mo explained to himself that night.
"There are many kinds of weapons, but except for some Qimen weapons, in general there are only eighteen kinds, and among these eighteen kinds, there are four kinds of most used, which are knives, guns, swords, and sticks. And what I'm going to tell you is these four, as for the other weapons, if you have the opportunity to meet the one you want in the future, you can choose by yourself. Under the moonlit Bodhi tree, Mo Zaiti, who was sitting cross-legged, looked at Tie Xuan in front of him and said with a smile.
"Got it, Master Mo. Tie Xuan said.
"First of all, let's talk about the sword, the sword is the king of a hundred soldiers, and it is a weapon that most warriors will choose. This is because the knife is relatively easy to learn and can be learned in a short time, so there is an old saying called 'Thousand Day Sword and Hundred Day Knife', which is the truth. It's just that although it is easy to use a knife, it is easy to learn and difficult to master, and if you want to really use the knife well, it is not possible to do hard work. Of course, this is the same principle for any weapon, and it is difficult to achieve great things without perseverance and hard work, do you understand?" Mo asked again.
"Understood. Tie Xuan said.
"Yes. Mo Zaiti nodded, and then said, "Knives, in fact, there are many kinds, such as flat-edged knives, curved blades, nine-ring knives, warping knives, etc., but although there are many types of knives, in fact, there is only one ultimate purpose, that is, they are all to help warriors fight better." In addition to the classification of types, when using a knife, it is also divided into three bright and three dark poisons, and the three poisons are divided into three truths, three falsehoods and three darkness, and there are three secrets, and three secrets... ”
"Uh, Master Mo, this is too profound, I don't understand it. Before Mo could finish speaking, Tie Xuan had already interrupted his words and said calmly.
"Well, blame me, you forget about business when you talk about it, you haven't touched a knife at all, these are too far away from you, so I'll put it another way. In fact, in the simplest terms, knives are used to separate objects, you can understand this. Don't mention it again.
"Yes. Tie Xuan nodded.
Mo Zaiti then said, "There is another thing you have to remember, knives will not kill, because the person who kills is you, not the knife." When you have killing intent in your heart, it doesn't matter if you have a knife in your hand or not. ”
"Isn't that the knife just me, I'm the knife?" Tie Xuan wondered.
"Hahaha, you can think like this, all in all, no matter what blade you use, it is just your tool, the real person who decides is always yourself, this truth, you must firmly remember. Under the moonlight, Mo Zaiti looked solemn, and looked at Tie Xuandao with extremely sharp eyes.
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